When the police won’t believe you, what can you do but take matters into your own hands.
On Victoria’s secluded west coast, Sarah and husband Ewen walk across a narrow bridge at dusk. Behind them, a truck rattles onto the bridge. Moments later Sarah finds herself fighting for her life as she’s dragged on the inlet tide out to sea. She makes it to shore but discovers both Ewen and the truck have disappeared. The police are called, and a search follows, but Ewen remains missing. Without evidence the police are sceptical of Sarah’s story and wind down their efforts. But Sarah is desperate to find her husband.
She contacts her brother Harry for help. A former soldier, Harry is determined and resourceful, but he is also a damaged individual with a penchant for violence. Hinton is a master of character, and from the outset of Harry and Sarah’s investigation, their relationship, while rich with shared upbringing and affection, is fraught with complex emotions. Their life-risking discoveries of corruption in a town whose inhabitants hold their secrets close makes for a crime thriller that deftly underscores the bonds of family.
Inlet Bridge is brimming with page-turning tension, provocative dialogue, gallows humour and a final twist that will turn your understanding of the story on its head.
Contemporary, Mystery
About The Author
Born in Melbourne and now living on the Victorian Coast, S.D. Hinton worked as an anaesthetic nurse before moving into health education, pathology, private nursing, medical recruitment and resource development.
She has travelled extensively and unconventionally, covering as much of the earth’s surface as possible from age eighteen when she hitchhiked around New Zealand, to the sailing the Aegean and writing in a loft apartment in Istanbul.
She is the mother of two adult children and writes full time, having overcome a lifetime struggle with dyslexia. She has a strong interest in the human condition, and a love of stories, particularly crime thrillers.
S. D. Hinton’s debut novel The Brothers was published to critical acclaim in 2022.
